Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 23468
Recruitment and Unpaid Work: Equality
Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue new guidance to (a) the civil service and (b) public bodies to prevent practices which limit (i) recruitment and (ii) internships on the basis of protected characteristics.
Answer
Georgia GouldIndividual departments are responsible for recruitment decisions and they are required to meet all obligations of relevant legislation, including the Equality Act 2010. If a department wants to restrict an internship programme to a specific group or group...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 23468) →